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Sebastian Gaskin – Toronto-based, Tataskweyak Cree Nation-raised multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and producer – releases the official music video for “Shadows” today via Ishkōdé Records and Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company.

Directed by Adit Dixit, the video provides a visual encapsulation of the grief in Gaskin’s lyrics, also mirroring the intensity of the song’s production with a dynamic performance in the rain. Watch HERE.

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“Shadows” is the focus track from Gaskin’s debut album LOVECHILD, which released to critical and fan acclaim last month. Earning a five-star review from NEXT Magazine and being described as a “cross-cultural deep dive into love, loss, and resilience” by IN Magazine, LOVECHILD has served as a fantastic discovery vehicle for Gaskin, with the launch of the album becoming his strongest career streaming debut to date. The album cements Gaskin as one of the most exciting Canadian artists to watch right now.

The eleven-track opus is rooted in RandB and pop with hits of soul and indie rock shining through, marking the perfect showcase of Gaskin’s vast musical influences. A couple of musical interludes beautifully tie the project together. “My life has never been lived to the sound of one genre, so why should my debut album be any different?” says Gaskin.

“LOVECHILD is a documentation of the last six years of my life,” he continues. “All the happiness, the heartache, the sadness, and the lost and found. Throughout the album, you’ll find celebrations of love, self-exploration, and the five stages of grief. There are songs that invite you to dance, songs you can cry to, and songs to soundtrack your everyday life.”

Nominated for two awards at the 2025 JUNO Awards, including Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year for “Brown Man” and Recording Engineer of the Year (Hill Kourkoutis for “Ghost”), Gaskin has been hailed as an artist that is “destined for greatness” by the Toronto Star.

Gaskin is performing as direct support for Aysanabee at The Axis Club in Toronto on March 21, and is also confirmed as a performer at JUNOfest presented by CBC Music on Friday, March 28 at The Fox Cabaret in Vancouver. In May, he takes the stage at The Great Escape Festival in Brighton, UK before performing at Série Croissant-Musique in Québec in June.

Stay tuned for more exciting announcements from Sebastian Gaskin.